Q. Why do we have emotional pains?
A true story:
The other day, a handsome young man belonging to an orthodox family was brought to our healing center. His complaint was sudden blindness.
His parents started weeping and told me that the boy was in excellent health, and had turned blind just a week earlier. All medical tests revealed perfect vision, but he couldn’t see!
After scanning his energy, I asked to spend a few moments alone with him. As soon as he was allowed to talk to me in private, the boy poured out his troubles to me. He said that he was deeply in love with a girl, but had been forced by his parents to stop seeing her.
I immediately figured out the root cause of the problem. I asked the boy to procure a photograph of the girl, and spend the next three days meditating upon it continuously. His parents were taken aback at this unconventional solution, that too from a spiritual man! But you will be amazed: the technique worked a wonder. In 3 days, the boy regained his vision perfectly.
Why did this happen?
When the boy was compelled not to see what he most wanted to see, his subconscious mind decided not to see anything at all. His blindness was deeply psychological. What tremendous power the mind has over the senses! The mind is everything.
Actually, pain is a requisition letter written by the body to the mind saying, ‘Please pay me some attention!’ Understand: your attention is your energy. Wherever you direct your attention, there your energy is also directed, and in that direction you witness growth.
You invite pain upon yourself.
Not many people will believe it if they are told that all their pains are those they have invited upon themselves, like honored guests into their household. Yet this is true.
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This excerpt has been taken from the book: Uncommon Answers to Common Questions
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